Research Topics in Gender Studies II

Objectives

This course, of multidisciplinary nature, has the following objectives:
- to introduce students to relevant and updated research topics in Gender Studies in order to make them familiar with the theoretical, conceptul and empirical approaches developped by a diversity of disciplines inn the social sciences and humanities;
- to foster scientific debates between researchers and doctoral students and stimulatinf the development of critical analysis, questionning and scientific argumentation skills among students;
- to offer insights and references (theoretical, methodological and empirical), for the students' future dissertations.

General characterization

Code

03100195

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Ana Paiva Morais

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

-Melo, H. P. (2017). Os Direitos das Mulheres no Estado Novo – A Segunda Grande Guerra. Coimbra: Almedina; -Pimentel, I. & Melo, H. P. (2015). Mulheres Portuguesas. Lisboa: Clube Auto;
-Ross, K. & Padovani, C. (eds.) (2017). Gender Equality and the Media: A Challenge for Europe. NY: Routledge; -Sánchez Madariaga, I., Roberts, M. (2013). Fair Shared Cities. UK: Ashgate;-Queirós M. et al. (2016). Gender equality and the City: a methodological approach to mobility in space-time. TRIA, vol. 9, 17(2/2016): 143-158;-Lisboa, M. et al. (2006). Prevenir ou Remediar. Lisboa: Colibri;-Cerejo, D.(2014). Viver Sobrevindo. Lisboa: FCSH/UNL;-Lovenduski, J. (2005). Feminizing politics. Cambridge: Polity Press;-Inglehart, R., & Norris, P. (2003). Rising tide: gender equality and cultural change around the world. Cambridge: C. University Press;

Teaching method

Nesta unidade curricular procurar-se-á criar um ambiente aberto de ensino/aprendizagem em que cada estudante possa refletir criticamente sobre os seus próprios posicionamentos teóricos e opções metodológicas.
Serão utilizados métodos explanativos e métodos activos de aprendizagem que envolvam os/as estudantes na realização de actividades de análise e discussão de textos, resultando na aquisição de competências teóricas, analíticas e empíricas necessárias para a investigação em Estudos de Género.

A avaliação constará de um trabalho final a submeter por escrito, relacionado com um dos temas abordados no semestre.

Evaluation method

Available soon

Subject matter

The following topics will be addressed:
- Memory and women ́s activisms
- Gender Violence
- Political participation, decision and power - Literature and Arts

- Gender and Media - Spaces and Places

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

PhD in Gender Studies